More than 150 Japanese companies have expressed interest to invest in Ghana and other African countries, the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) has said.
The companies include Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Keihin Battery Company Ltd, Japan Carpet Company Ltd, Fuji Oil Holding Ltd, Fujifilm Corporation and Penta-Ocean Construction Company Ltd.
JETRO is a Japan public agency responsible for supporting Japanese business expansion offshore and those already operating overseas.
Addressing African Journalists invited by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to Japan to receive capacity building in Japan-Africa economic cooperation in Tokyo, a Senior Director for Global Strategy Africa at JETRO, Mr Makoto Matsumura, said the organisation was facilitating the realisation of that potential Japanese investment in Africa to strengthen the already strong Japan-African socio-economic bond.
